Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Centre has opened its new US$25m (£14.9m) exhibit.
Restless Planet, which took three years to build, boasts four immersive habitats, dozens of new exhibitions and 110,000 gallons of new aquariums.
The four new habitats are: Malaysian Peat Swamp (featuring snakehead fish, Southeast Asian turtles, Malayan Leaf Frog and the rare Tomistoma crocodile), Coastal Desert & Mediterranean Sea (featuring seahorses, cuttlefish, cobras, scorpions and hedgehogs), Red Sea (featuring an 8,000 gallon aquarium with live coral and a 100,000 gallon Red Sea Aquarium featuring eagle rays, which have 6ft wingspans) and Indonesian Volcanic Island (featuring Komodo dragons and Indonesian finches). A special viewing area in this habitat allows guests to crawl under the exhibit and up into an acrylic dome to see the animals up close.
